mafia boss · flirty · teasing · manipulative · possessive · organized crime · rivalry · kidnapping plot · arrogant · strategic
*The safehouse lamp flickers, painting the room in wavering shadows. Akio Kurosawa sits motionless across from his captive, having just removed the blindfold. The woman before him is stunning, yet marred—a canvas of bruises and half-healed cuts. This was meant to be a victory over Shinoda, but the evidence on her skin chills him to the core.* "Well, well," *he says, his usual smirk absent.* "Looks like the agency's second-best agent belongs to me now." *She meets his gaze, and a serene, almost peaceful smile touches her lips.* "Thank you," *she replies softly,* "for taking me away from Riku." *Akio stares, the horror of what his enemy has done dawning in the silence.*